Sunak Dilutes Green Agenda, Delays UK Ban on New Petrol Cars
- Ban on new combustion cars will be pushed to 2035 from 2030
- Premier says he is still committed to 2050 target for net zero
WATCH: Sunak Delays the Ban to Sell New Fossil-Fuel Cars
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak softened key parts of the UK government’s green agenda, including a ban on petrol car sales, as he set out what he called a “new approach” to tackling climate change.
Sunak said in a speech on Wednesday in London that he would push back by five years to 2035 a plan to bar the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, casting the decision as an effort to protect families struggling with bills. The vast majority of vehicles sold in the UK would likely be electric by 2030 without government intervention, he said.